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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1961
Page
9
The September 12 veal sale at Vintage reports 600 head, up 100 from last week, with vealers steady to 1 lower. Good to prime veal brings 27 to 37, standard and low good 23 to 27, utility 19 to 23, while cattle, hogs, and sheep show varied prices and light demand in the 413 cattle, 247 hog, and 27 sheep totals.
CATTLE 3100 head compared 3314 last week with 40 percent slaughter steers and 50 percent stockers and feeders. Trading moderately active. Slaughter steers steady cows fully steady bulls weak stockers and feeders fully steady. HOGS 1575 head versus 926 last week with moderate activity. barrows and gilts steady to lower. SOWS Selected at 12 to 15. SHEEP 500 head vs 337. spring slaughter lambs fully steady with prices 15 to 19.50 for various weights. R F and LA Witmer Willow Street owners of two registered Guernseys with DHIR records.
Holstein cow Inverlea Robel Burke owned by Robert H Kauffman of Manheim Alabama produced 16176 pounds of milk and 670 pounds of butterfat in a year while milked twice daily, at age five.
Dairy cattle sales slowed amid steady to lower prices for slaughter steers under 1300 pounds and heavier weights down 25 to 50. Vealers over 110 pounds stayed steady while lighter weights fell 1000. Fresh Holstein cows sold 300 to 440, Guernseys 175 to 225, bulls 140 to 175, stock heifers 75 to 145. Pony and horse sales showed varied prices with riding horses 110 to 220 and geldings 120 to 180.
Weekly review shows supplies 15 percent larger than last week due to Labor Day heat, but 19 percent smaller than the same week last year. Slaughter steers opened steady to 50 higher. receipts rose but closed steady to 50 lower than late last week. Heifers opened steady to 25 higher but closed steady to 25 lower. Cows mostly steady to 50 higher. Turn to page 13.
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